
2026 – November – Florida – Day 13
It was a beautiful start to the day as we all sat outside before, during and after breakfast. Neil was

It was a beautiful start to the day as we all sat outside before, during and after breakfast. Neil was

Whether the weather be fine,Or whether the weather be not,Whether the weather be cold,Or whether the weather be hot,We’ll weather

Another day in paradise should have been how we all felt as we woke this morning. Except it wasn’t. Instead,

Overnight, the clocks went back over here, which meant Neil lost an hour for the second week in a row.
When sitting down and trying to research Mum & Dad’s story for the ‘book’, I used as many sources as

Another beautiful day greeted us on our final day in Port Charlotte. I could quite get used to this. Sitting

Another almost perfect, beautiful morning greeted me as I sat outside on my own for an hour while Karen slept

As usual, I was up far earlier than Karen and enjoyed a quiet hour by the pool before she finally

Fortunately, we woke to find that Karen had survived the night and had not been bitten by any blood-sucking beetles.
Today was our first moving day. As ever, Karen was in a mild state of panic about being ready to

This morning started at 7am for me, which was a much more reasonable time to start the day. The only

Still tired but awake at 6am, I was adjusting slowly to the time difference. I checked my emails on my

Today started early. Too flipping early, thanks to good old jet lag. It was 5am when I started looking at

This trip has had a number of changes before we even set off, all thanks to the airlines moving and

A whole 54 days have passed since our last trip, which for us is a long time. Of course, the

On Saturday 19th September, Karen and I were blessed to gain a beautiful daughter-in-law when Ellie married Barry in an

A more leisurely day was planned today, although we still wanted to get out and about before the forecast rain

The weather was being remarkably reliable as we set off at 9am for the first part of our drive today.

And it seems that readers of this blog don’t like being left on a cliffhanger, especially one that has gone

After being disturbed in the night by Karen not being able to sleep and playing with her phone at 2am,

At the pre-arranged time of 8am we knocked on Kevin’s door and went down to a busy breakfast area, all

And so, it was finally time for a wee trip to Northern Ireland. Our flight was not until 10.55am and,

Three whole weeks at home during the lovely British summertime in between trips. What could be better? Long, lazy days
I woke feeling anxious, as I am now prone to on long, complicated travel days. Not a debilitating amount, but

Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho… It’s Off to Disney We Go (Again) Another 5.45am alarm. This time it didn’t seem quite